"information and communications technology" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: information and communications technologies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} information and communications technology (countable and uncountable, plural information and communications technologies)
  1. (computing) The processing of data using computers, and the movement of data between computers. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (processing of data using computers, and the movement of data between computers): informatie- en communicatietechnologie [feminine] (Dutch), tieto- ja viestintäteknologia (Finnish), teleinformatyka [feminine] (Polish), teknolojia ya habari na mawasiliano (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-information_and_communications_technology-en-noun-dfBTWFmp Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'processing of data using computers, and the movement of data between computers': 82 12 6
  2. (computing) The creation of computer systems and applications, especially those that move data around a computer network, between clients and servers, or over the Internet. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (creation of computer systems and applications, especially those that move data around a computer network, between clients and servers, or over the Internet): tieto- ja viestintäteknologia (Finnish), teleinformatyka [feminine] (Polish), teknolojia ya habari na mawasiliano (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-information_and_communications_technology-en-noun-39iaGBiT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 50 32 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'creation of computer systems and applications, especially those that move data around a computer network, between clients and servers, or over the Internet': 9 84 8
  3. (computing) The computing and communications department of an organization. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: ICT, information and communication technology Translations (computing and communications department of an organization): tieto- ja viestintäteknologian osasto (Finnish), teleinformatyka [feminine] (Polish), teknolojia ya habari na mawasiliano (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-information_and_communications_technology-en-noun-6qjRugqI Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing and communications department of an organization': 4 4 92

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